Obama: I Was Surprised By Level of Partisanship Even During Efforts to Save America

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Kroft You ░░░░░░░░ t change Washington Obama ░░░░░░░░ know I changed those ░░░░░░░░ that were in direct ░░░░░░░░ direct control I mean ░░░░░░░░ Look I m proud ░░░░░░░░ the fact that with ░░░░░░░░ weeks to go we ░░░░░░░░ probably the first administration ░░░░░░░░ modern history that hasn ░░░░░░░░ had a major scandal ░░░░░░░░ the White House In ░░░░░░░░ sense we changed some ░░░░░░░░ I would ve liked ░░░░░░░░ have gotten that one ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court justice in ░░░░░░░░ I d like the ░░░░░░░░ Court to take a ░░░░░░░░ at Kroft You couldn ░░░░░░░░ even get a hearing ░░░░░░░░ But we couldn t ░░░░░░░░ get a hearing Trying ░░░░░░░░ get the other side ░░░░░░░░ the aisle to work ░░░░░░░░ us on issues in ░░░░░░░░ cases that they professed ░░░░░░░░ an interest in and ░░░░░░░░ saying to them Hold ░░░░░░░░ a second You guys ░░░░░░░░ to think this was ░░░░░░░░ good idea Now just ░░░░░░░░ I m supporting it ░░░░░░░░ can t change your ░░░░░░░░ But they did And ░░░░░░░░ what that did I ░░░░░░░░ made me appreciate And ░░░░░░░░ I ve said this ░░░░░░░░ But but it s ░░░░░░░░ repeating Because this is ░░░░░░░░ me Part of the ░░░░░░░░ description is also shaping ░░░░░░░░ opinion And we were ░░░░░░░░ effective and I was ░░░░░░░░ effective in shaping public ░░░░░░░░ around my campaigns But ░░░░░░░░ were big stretches while ░░░░░░░░ where even though we ░░░░░░░░ doing the right thing ░░░░░░░░ weren t able to ░░░░░░░░ public opinion firmly enough ░░░░░░░░ us to weaken the ░░░░░░░░ of the Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ opposing us or to ░░░░░░░░ with us And there ░░░░░░░░ times during my presidency ░░░░░░░░ I lost the P ░░░░░░░░ Battle.